Two questions from a reader have prompted thoughts about the impact on UK trade of the continued use of pound/inch units in the US, and about the future prospects for manufacturing industry. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Views from abroad’ Category
Measuring, trading and manufacturing
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Linked by a common system of measures
Friday, June 18th, 2010There is a widely held view in the UK that we share our measurement system with the USA. True – but not in the way many believe. (more…)
How big is that oil spill?
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010A reader of Metric Views points out that confusion on the reporting of this disaster is not limited to the UK.
An improvement in the weather
Friday, April 23rd, 2010A recent exchange of e-mails between Ezra, a reader of MetricViews in the USA, and Tony, in the UK, suggests that recent years have seen changes for the better in weather reporting in the both the UK and Canada. Do other readers of MetricViews share Tony’s viewpoint? (more…)
Muddle in Myanmar too?
Sunday, February 14th, 2010One of our readers in the US, Ezra Steinberg, provides this comment on the situation in Myanmar. (more…)
Metrication progress in Malaysia
Friday, January 8th, 2010Metric use in Malaysia in 2010 may give a foretaste of the situation in the UK in 2020 …or 2030 …or 2040. Our correspondent reports on a recent visit.
The English language – not to be taken for granted
Monday, April 27th, 2009Martin Vlietstra suggests a possible threat to our prosperity resulting from our resistance to change.
‘User-Friendly’ metric
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009One of our readers, John Frewen-Lord, asks why popular resistance to the simplicity of metric measures is now limited to a few English-speaking countries. With change in the air, he makes a few suggestions to help the stalled metric changeovers. If you are a Metric ‘Purist’, turn away now…
Will 2009 bring metric-only labelling to the USA?
Thursday, January 1st, 2009The coming year may see progress in this area. MetricViews offers a guide for the novice.
Cyprus measures up, and delivers a surprise
Monday, June 30th, 2008A visit to the Republic of Cyprus earlier this year delivered sun, sea and snow, as expected, but also came up with a surprise. (Article contributed by Derek Pollard)